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Title: 30 bird feeders
Post by: Marcellarius on December 09, 2011, 05:43:04 am
I made 30 bird feeders.
someone asked me to made this for our church. (I don't sell them, I just get my materials payed)
they are for the elderly and ill people as a Christmas gift.
so they can enjoy the birds in the garden eating peanut butter  :D

was e great project. my brother in law came to help me quit a few evenings with sanding, gluing and painting.
and also my wife was helping painting.
so actually it's not my project but our project.

So look here to  (http://aanons.home.xs4all.nl/birdfeeder/) see a few pictures of the process.


seeing this you now know why i asked the gluing painted parts question (http://stevedgood.com/community/index.php?topic=8235.0).
all the Small corners are hard to sand properly.
Title: Re: 30 bird feeders
Post by: yyyyyguy on December 09, 2011, 07:11:51 am
Nice work, great presentation of pictures. What kind of birds do you get to the feeder?  Pete
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Post by: BigPete on December 09, 2011, 07:47:07 am
A great idea , well done  .. Pete
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Post by: Danny on December 09, 2011, 07:50:21 am
Golly Gee Whiz Marcel....  Excellent job on ALL....  Just Loved your
Musical presentation and all the pictures.  Danny  :+}
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Post by: julief on December 09, 2011, 07:55:04 am
Neat feeder and EXCELLENT presentation.
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Post by: Russ C on December 09, 2011, 08:05:18 am
They look great Marcellarius, nice work. Thanks for sharing with us.  :)
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Post by: Marcellarius on December 09, 2011, 09:10:12 am
Nice work, great presentation of pictures. What kind of birds do you get to the feeder?  Pete

mostly Tomtits, Great tits, sparrows, blackbirds.
I don't have one here but I guess the Robin will come as well. normally just the smaller birds.
although I have in my front yard a other model hanging on the window frame and there is a Magpie that comes early in the morning when we have the curtains closed....

they like the peanut butter with pieces of peanut in it the best.
make sure you have the label of the jar because the tiny ones go in the jar completely to get to the bottom.
Title: Re: 30 bird feeders
Post by: frankorona on December 09, 2011, 09:38:07 am
They look wonderful, are a good gift for this season
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Post by: daliclimbs on December 09, 2011, 09:52:02 am
Nice! Well done!
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Post by: dgman on December 09, 2011, 10:19:50 am
What a great thing you have done there Marcel! This is what the Christmas season is all about!
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Post by: malc on December 09, 2011, 12:14:28 pm
They are great, never ceases to amaze me how generous scrollers are in giving away their work.
Malc
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Post by: GrayBeard on December 09, 2011, 12:35:32 pm
A wonderful project for the less fortunate and a great job by you and your 'team'!

That is how I was introduced to scrolling...making feeders for the birds!

~~~GB~~~
Title: Re: 30 bird feeders
Post by: Dawie on December 09, 2011, 05:15:53 pm
Just read this morning that birds love peanut butter and saw a similar feeder made out of plastic. Like yours better and what a great cause you made them for. Where did you get the pattern or did you design it yourself? I would love to make one for my back garden the tits are at present enjoying the berries on the hawthorn, but those will be gone in a while.
David
Title: Re: 30 bird feeders
Post by: SheGold on December 09, 2011, 05:34:16 pm
Wow... I can see why you needed help.. Those are great... Marcel you and your helpers did great!!!!... Sheila
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Post by: newfie on December 09, 2011, 06:20:55 pm
great bird feeders and nice of you to do it for your church.i wouldn't mine doing that over the winter for the seniors,where did you get the pattern at or is it your own design??
Title: Re: 30 bird feeders
Post by: Marshall on December 09, 2011, 10:25:20 pm
Great project and the birds like them I bet too ...............MB
Title: Re: 30 bird feeders
Post by: Marcellarius on December 10, 2011, 03:45:19 am
It's my own design.

here is the pattern (http://stevedgood.com/community/index.php?topic=8265.0), I put it in the pattern section.
Title: Re: 30 bird feeders
Post by: bampasr on December 10, 2011, 09:08:22 am
They look good to me,where did you get the idea?
Title: Re: 30 bird feeders
Post by: Marcellarius on December 10, 2011, 03:00:19 pm
They look good to me,where did you get the idea?

I saw one a few years ago on a fair.
first i made a prototype to try if they would eat it. (next to the window)
then I made one last year. (with the blackbird)
this year I made a new design.


I had a PM with a question, the cover of the jar has to go of!!